America At Odds: The Essentials

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Known for its provocative and engaging issues approach and topical organization, AMERICA AT ODDS explores the current conflicts that truly define America as a nation while involving students in discussion and debate. The engaging content and pedagogical features throughout AMERICA AT ODDS support two main goals of the text: to make students genuinely passionate about learning the ins and outs of American politics and government, and to encourage them to think about the ways their lives are affected by decisions made in the political arena. In every chapter of the text, the foundations and systems of political history, behavior, institutions, and policy are presented within the framework of issues oriented debate, making AMERICA AT ODDS truly unique as an approach to teaching the Introduction to American Government course.

PART ONE The Foundations of Our American System

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Chapter 1 America Enters the Twenty-First Century

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AMERICA AT ODDS Immigration: Is It Time to Close Our Doors?

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(27)

Chapter 2 The Constitution

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AMERICA AT ODDS Cyberspace: Can the Constitution Withstand Its Challenges?

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(31)

Chapter 3 Federalism

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(26)

AMERICA AT ODDS Should the States Take Orders from the National Government?

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(25)

PART TWO Our Liberties and Rights

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(62)

Chapter 4 Civil Liberties

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(30)

AMERICA AT ODDS Do We Have the Right to Die?

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(29)

Chapter 5 Civil Rights

117

(32)

AMERICA AT ODDS Affirmative Action: Has It Run Its Course?

118

(31)

PART THREE The Politics of Democracy

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(188)

Chapter 6 Political Culture and Ideology

149

(24)

AMERICA AT ODDS English Only: Worthy of Legislation?

150

(23)

Chapter 7 Interest Groups

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(28)

AMERICA AT ODDS Gun Control: Do We Need an Armed Citizenry?

174

(27)

Chapter 8 Political Parties

201

(28)

AMERICA AT ODDS The Rise of the Independent Voter: Is the Party Over?

202

(27)

Chapter 9 Public Opinion and Voting

229

(28)

AMERICA AT ODDS Voter Apathy: Is This the End of Our Democracy?

230

(27)

Chapter 10 Campaigns and Elections

257

(30)

AMERICA AT ODDS Negative Advertising: To Trash or Not to Trash?

258

(29)

Chapter 11 Politics and the Media

287

(24)

AMERICA AT ODDS Free TV Time for Politicians: Will Anybody Watch?

288

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Chapter 12 Politics in Cyberspace

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AMERICA AT ODDS News on the Net: Who Should Be Accountable?

312

(25)

PART FOUR Institutions

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(104)

Chapter 13 Congress

337

(28)

AMERICA AT ODDS Term Limits: Forcing Members of Congress to Go Back Home

338

(27)

Chapter 14 The Presidency

365

(26)

AMERICA AT ODDS Should a Sitting President Be Immune from Civil Lawsuits?

366

(25)

Chapter 15 The Bureaucracy

391

(24)

AMERICA AT ODDS Is Government Bureaucracy Running Amuck?

392

(23)

Chapter 16 The Judiciary

415

(26)

AMERICA AT ODDS Protecting the Accused: Has the Supreme Court Gone Too Far?

416

(25)

PART FIVE Public Policy

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(50)

Chapter 17 Policy Domestic Policy

441

(26)

AMERICA AT ODDS Welfare Reform: Are We Abandoning Our Underclass?

442

(25)

Chapter 18 Foreign Policy

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AMERICA AT ODDS Should the United States Be the World's Police Officer?